Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, Minnesota, opened in 1974 and welcomed an Aladdin’s Castle arcade at 1084 Maplewood Mall by the early 1980s. The *St. Paul Pioneer Press* (12 Mar 1992) ran a “Token Thursday” coupon inviting shoppers to try new games like Street Fighter II Turbo. The AC’s mirrored façade and neon marquee drew teens…
Marshalltown Plaza (now Marshalltown Mall) opened in 1968 on South Center Street, Marshalltown, Iowa. By 1984, the west wing housed an Aladdin’s Castle arcade, highlighted in a *Times-Republican* back-to-school insert (22 Aug 1985) offering two free tokens with every shoe purchase at a neighboring store. Locals recall the buzz of pinball machines and the clang…
McCain Mall in North Little Rock opened in 1973 and soon hosted an Aladdin’s Castle arcade at 3929 McCain Boulevard. A 1988 *Arkansas Gazette* feature touts the mall’s “newest high-tech games” arriving at Aladdin’s Castle just in time for summer break. Patrons remember the glow of Street Fighter II showdowns echoing beneath the mall’s skylights…
Memorial Mall opened in 1969 at 3347 Kohler Memorial Drive, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. An Aladdin’s Castle arcade debuted in the late 1970s near the south entrance, quickly becoming a weekend staple for families en route to Lake Michigan. Sheboygan Press classifieds (9 Apr 1990) list “Aladdin’s Castle token sale—50 ¢ for 4 tokens,” while locals recall…
Mesa Mall opened in 1982 on U.S. Highway 6 & 50 in Grand Junction, Colorado. By the mid-1980s, an Aladdin’s Castle arcade occupied a storefront just off the food-court loop, advertised in mall directories as “Family Amusements.” Shoppers recall lines for Pac-Man, Out Run, and the four-player Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cabinet. Local newspaper ads…
The Middlesboro Mall in eastern Kentucky opened in October 1983 with anchors like Belk, JCPenney, Kmart and later Sears—becoming the small town’s main indoor shopping destination. Local photos from the 1990s and Reddit discussions note that the Aladdin’s Castle arcade was located just inside one of the main entrances and remained active into the early 2000s,…
Midway Mall in Elyria, Ohio, opened in 1966 as the region’s only enclosed mall, anchored by Higbee’s, JCPenney, and Sears, and underwent a major renovation and food court addition in 1990. Well into the 1990s, Midway Mall housed an Aladdin’s Castle arcade—still sporting a Ms. Pac‑Man cabinet as late as the mid‑2000s, according to a local…
Warren Mall, serving northwestern Pennsylvania since 1979, added a Bally’s Aladdin’s Castle arcade in the early 1980s near JCPenney. A *Warren Times-Observer* holiday insert (1987) promoted “Token Tuesdays” and featured Pac-Man gift certificates. Locals recall Street Fighter II tournaments echoing down the concourse through the mid-1990s. The arcade closed in the early 2000s as the…
One of a short-lived but fondly remembered family fun-center concepts, **Bally’s Le Mans Speedway** started in the early 1970s as an indoor go-kart “mini-Grand Prix” attraction and morphed—almost accidentally—into a video-game arcade brand that Bally Manufacturing chose to keep alive even after absorbing it into the Aladdin’s Castle empire. Le Mans’ maiden lap was run…
Beau Rivage (875 Beach Blvd.) features an on-site “Family Arcade” on its second floor, stocked with crane games, driving simulators, and ticket redemption machines—designed for guests under 21. The arcade is highlighted on resort maps and remains active as of 2024. References https://beaurivage.mgmresorts.com/en/amenities/family-fun.html https://goo.gl/maps/Q9b3yhtm4UagGZzS9
